KEYPORT - Mater Dei Prep has never won a division title in program history, yet with the talent and coaching staff it imported in the offseason, making a run at the Class B Central championship this fall was almost a foregone conclusion. In their first real test of the season, the new-look Seraphs showed the breadth of their arsenal in rolling past Keyport 35-7 on Saturday afternoon to improve to

*Photo gallery by Sport Shots WLB* RED BANK - After losing its second quarterback to injury in only the third week of the season, a young Red Bank Catholic team was going to find something out about itself while clinging to a six-point lead against visiting Ocean on Friday night...

The races in several divisions got a little bit clearer and the competitiveness of a tough Class B North was highlighted once again to headline Week Two in Shore Conference football. VOTE FOR PLAYER OF THE WEEK In the only match-up of Shore Sports Network Top 10 teams, No...

WALL - It's one of those cliches that get trotted out by every football team in the preseason: We've been working really hard in the weight room. Then the games start and that clearly isn't the case for a lot of teams. However, for a Wall squad that has become one of the stories of the Shore Conference in the first two weeks, it's not just lip service when the Crimson Knights say they put in the w

WALL - Senior tailback Sean Larkin ran for a career-high 181 yards and four touchdowns on 14 carries as Wall continued its impressive start with a 41-6 rout of visiting Central in a nondivisional game on Friday night. The No. 8 Crimson Knights (2-0) built a 28-6 lead on the Golden Eagles (2-1) at the half by scoring on all of their first-half possessions outside of taking a knee in the final secon

Some eye-opening wins, a group of dominant performances by preseason heavyweights and an ugly brawl that derailed two teams’ seasons before they barely began made for a memorable Week One in Shore Conference football. I was actually out watching some Shore grads do their thing in Penn State’s wild, 42-39 loss to Pittsburgh at Heinz Field this past weekend...

After a two-game teaser over Labor Day weekend, it’s finally time for some Shore Conference football. A full slate of action on Friday night marks the highly-anticipated start to another season. That means answers to preseason questions will begin to be provided as the road begins to what every team hopes is a game on the first weekend in December for a state sectional title...

The Shore Sports Network is happy to announce the return of Scott Stump as a special contributor to both the website and journal.